Chapter 1240 - Loyalty and Betrayal
Chapter 1240: Loyalty and Betrayal
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Humans had many flaws.
Lu Li had once said that humans liked to fight among themselves. They fought and guarded against their own kind and disregarded the fierce beasts.
In a way, Ye Zheng, a Venerable Master, was a good example of this. He had guarded against Qin Renyue and thought he could fend Lu Zhou off. However, in the end, he, no, all of them, was manipulated by the Fire Phoenix so that it could become a divine beast. As a result, he lost a Birth Chart albeit only briefly.
At this time, Yong He looked at the humans standing at the sides and said in a voice that sounded as though two creatures were speaking at the same time, “Damn humans! I’ll give you a taste of hell…”
Yong He’s eyes shone even more intensely; they were like two suns as they shot out two beams of red light to the sky.
Everyone looked up as well.
“What’s happening?”
“I don’t know…”
As Lu Zhou looked at the two beams of light in the sky, sorrow, weariness, and all kinds of negative emotions surged in his heart.
Lu Zhou recalled his exhaustion from making a living on earth, not knowing what to do, but having to keep on living. Then, he recalled his anger that was brought upon by his disciples’ betrayal, and his hate for those on the Righteous Path and their crusade against those who did not conform to their standards. Scenes after scenes flashed before his eyes, dredging up forgotten feelings.
At this moment, in Lu Zhou’s Dantian’s sea of Qi, his blue avatar flashed, radiating a cool energy that woke Lu Zhou up like a bucket of ice water.
When Lu Zhou regained his senses, he discovered his heart was racing in his chest.
“This is Yong He’s ability?” Lu Zhou frowned. “Retreat!”
Alas, no one listened to Lu Zhou’s order.
Lu Zhou’s frown deepened when he saw Yu Zhenghai and Yu Shangrong. The duo’s expressions were strange, and their eyes were filled with a little fear and defiance.
At this time, Yu Zhenghai, who was clearly trapped in the past, said, “I will kill whoever dares to trample on me! Kill! Master? Master! A master for a day, a father for life. Apart from my master, no one’s allowed to trample on me!”
On the other hand, Yu Shangrong remained silent. Although his expression was slightly strange, his usual calmness and confidence made him appear restrained.
Lu Zhou was not surprised by this. Even he was almost overwhelmed by the two beams of red light, let alone his disciples. It seemed like the Great Void Seeds were not infallible; they did not make his disciples invincible.
On second thought, Lu Zhou thought this could be considered a test or experience for his disciples. Those with weak will would be easily trapped in the past.
Yu Zhenghai and Yu Shangrong were both experienced. They had gone through many life-or-death situations and they had a very strong will as well. It would be very difficult for Yong He to maintain its hold on them for a long time.
As for Duanmu Sheng… Lu Zhou felt rather speechless.
Duanmu Sheng raised his Overlord Spear and pointed it at Lu Zhou as he shouted, “Master, let’s fight!”
“Presumptuous!” Lu Zhou pushed Duanmu Sheng back with a palm seal. He saw a little fear and defiance in Duanmu Sheng’s eyes as well.
Duanmu Sheng tightened his grip on the Overlord Spear and rushed over again.
Lu Zhou calmly raised his hand.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After a few moves, Lu Zhou flashed forward and struck Duanmu Sheng’s chest with his palm.
Bang!
Duanmu Sheng flew backward and crashed against a stone wall.
Boom!
The stone wall collapsed.
Lu Zhou nodded. He did not blame Duanmu Sheng. Moreover, it seemed like Duanmu Sheng did not have many negative thoughts. Duanmu Sheng only thought about improving his strength by challenging his master. This showed that Duanmu Sheng had great courage. The only thing was Duanmu Sheng’s will needed to be stronger.
“Where’s Old Fourth?” Lu Zhou turned and looked around. There was no sign of Mingshi Yin.
Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof!
It seemed like Qiong Qi was unaffected by the attack from the same species. It barked frantically at the ruins.
A figure darted back and forth in the ruins of a building as countless vines weaved together, slowly hiding the figure inside.
Mingshi Yin kept muttering, “Why? Why? Why?”
Lu Zhou. “?”
‘Why? What do you mean by why?’ Lu Zhou was confused. He was not too worried about his first, second, and third disciple. On the contrary, he was slightly worried when he saw his fourth disciple’s strange behavior.
All along, not counting the time when the Evil Sky Pavilion was just founded, his fourth disciple, Mingshi Yin, was his most reliable disciple. Why was his fourth disciple behaving in this manner now?
At this time, Little Yuan’er blinked her big eyes in confusion, looking to the left and the right, before she asked, “Master, what’s wrong with them?”
Lu Zhou instinctively turned to look at her. “You… You don’t feel strange?”
Little Yuan’er shook her head and pointed at the two beams of red light. “No, master. I’m sorry, I was distracted by the two red lights so I don’t know what happened.”
The two beams of light flashed in the sky, disturbing people’s minds.
‘Yuan’er isn’t affected? It shouldn’t be the Supreme Purity Jade Slip, and it’s definitely not because of the Great Void Seed… What is it then? Why is she unaffected?’ Lu Zhou was confused.
Under the red light, Lu Zhou looked into Little Yuan’er’s clear eyes and saw unprecedented clarity. It was a kind of clarity that was untainted by worldly affairs and negative emotions. It was not wrong to say she was naive or slightly foolish.
At this time, Little Yuan’er turned to look at Conch and was stunned. “Junior Sister?”
Conch was sobbing softly at this moment.
Meanwhile, on the other side where the four elders from the Ye clan were standing, things were more chaotic.
“Ye Wei, you want the Pillar of Impermanence for yourself?!”
“Ye Yiqing, you old thing! How dare you slander me? Take this!”
Palm seals sailed in the air and collided.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The four elders began to fight among themselves.
One of the elders laughed. “That bast*rd Ye Zheng! Just because he’s a Venerable Master, he looks down on us elders all the time! Why should we give him the Pillar of Impermanence?”
“I want the Pillar of Impermanence! The Pillar of Impermanence is mine!”
Boom!
“Die! I’m going to kill all of you!” Ye Wei manifested his astrolabe.
The astrolabe that covered the sky lit up with 17 Birth Charts.
Lu Zhou was a little surprised upon seeing this. He did not expect Ye Wei to be an expert with 17 Birth Charts; Ye Wei was only a Birth Chart away from his third Birth Trial and becoming a Venerable Master. However, the difference of this one Birth Chart was like the mud and the sky when compared to a Venerable Master.
Bang! Bang@ Bang!
The other three elders were sent flying and spat out blood.
Yong He smiled proudly as it watched this. Its eyes continued shooting out the beams of red light.
The ruins within a radius of 1,000 meters were cast in red light, making it look as though as it was stained with blood.
“Ye Wei, I’m going to fight you to the death!”
Soon enough, the other three elders brought out their astrolabes as well. Two of them had 15 Birth Charts, and one of them had 16 Birth Charts.
In just a moment, the entire place was turned into a battleground for the four elders. They fought fiercely and chaotically, causing the earth to tremble.
Energy seals began to sail in the air; they did not affect Yong He at all.
The battle was really too fierce, and some of the energy seals were flying toward Lu Zhou and the others.
Lu Zhou brought out the Confinement Seal. It enlarged to a size of a mountain immediately, blocking the red light.
Boom!
Following that, a sharp screech resounded in the air.
Then, Yong He grew 100 times in size and towered near the clouds.